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Revealing topographic lineaments through IHS enhancement of DEM dataIntensity-hue-saturation (IHS) processing of slope (dip), aspect (dip direction), and elevation to reveal subtle topographic lineaments which may not be obvious in the unprocessed data are used to enhance digital elevation model (DEM) data from northwestern Nevada. This IHS method of lineament identification was applied to a mosiac of 12 square degrees using a Cray Y-MP8/864. Square arrays from 3 x 3 to 31 x 31 points were tested as well as several different slope enhancements. When relatively few points are used to fit the plane, lineaments of various lengths are observed and a mechanism for lineament classification is described. An area encompassing the gold deposits of the Carlin trend and including the Rain in the southeast to Midas in the northwest is investigated in greater detail. The orientation and density of lineaments may be determined on the gently sloping pediment surface as well as in the more steeply sloping ranges.
Document ID
19910035470
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Murdock, Gary
(Ohio State University Columbus, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Earth Resources And Remote Sensing
Accession Number
91A20093
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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